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Since around 2017, hardware has been locked down with SecureBoot.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://forum.openwrt.org/t/cisco-meraki-mx68w/134895|title=Cisco Meraki MX68W - For Developers - OpenWrt Forum|access-date=2026-06-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://github.com/halmartin/meraki-builder/issues/11#issuecomment-751338881|title=MS120-8LP Compatibility · Issue #11 · halmartin/meraki-builder · GitHub|access-date=2026-06-07}}</ref> Hardware before | Since around 2017, hardware has been locked down with SecureBoot.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://forum.openwrt.org/t/cisco-meraki-mx68w/134895|title=Cisco Meraki MX68W - For Developers - OpenWrt Forum|access-date=2026-06-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://github.com/halmartin/meraki-builder/issues/11#issuecomment-751338881|title=MS120-8LP Compatibility · Issue #11 · halmartin/meraki-builder · GitHub|access-date=2026-06-07}}</ref> Hardware released before 2017, without SecureBoot enabled, or with SecureBoot exploits may be reflashable to OpenWrt.<ref name="watchmysys" /> | ||
The company was previously friendly to open-source.<ref name="watchmysys">{{Cite web|url=https://watchmysys.com/blog/2024/04/breaking-secure-boot-on-the-meraki-z3-and-meraki-go-gx20/|title=Breaking secure boot on the Meraki Z3 and Meraki Go GX20 {{!}} «WatchMySys» Blog|access-date=2026-06-07}}</ref><ref name="only_took_four_months">{{Cite web|url=https://forum.openwrt.org/t/adding-openwrt-support-for-meraki-mr53/67505/4|title=Adding OpenWrt support for Meraki MR53 - #4 by e97 - For Developers - OpenWrt Forum|access-date=2026-06-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://forum.archive.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=63838|title=Cisco Meraki MS220-8P|access-date=2026-06-07}}</ref> | The company was previously friendly to open-source.<ref name="watchmysys">{{Cite web|url=https://watchmysys.com/blog/2024/04/breaking-secure-boot-on-the-meraki-z3-and-meraki-go-gx20/|title=Breaking secure boot on the Meraki Z3 and Meraki Go GX20 {{!}} «WatchMySys» Blog|access-date=2026-06-07}}</ref><ref name="only_took_four_months">{{Cite web|url=https://forum.openwrt.org/t/adding-openwrt-support-for-meraki-mr53/67505/4|title=Adding OpenWrt support for Meraki MR53 - #4 by e97 - For Developers - OpenWrt Forum|access-date=2026-06-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://forum.archive.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=63838|title=Cisco Meraki MS220-8P|access-date=2026-06-07}}</ref> | ||
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| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 |
| Legal Structure | |
| Industry | |
| Also known as | |
| Official website | http://meraki.cisco.com/ |
Cisco Meraki is a cloud managed IT infrastructure company. It was acquired by Cisco in 2012. Cisco Meraki devices include network firewalls, switching, wireless access points, and security cameras, all managed from their online web portal.[1]
Consumer impact summary
Since around 2017, hardware has been locked down with SecureBoot.[2][3] Hardware released before 2017, without SecureBoot enabled, or with SecureBoot exploits may be reflashable to OpenWrt.[4]
The company was previously friendly to open-source.[4][5][6]
Its software stack contains open source (GPL) code, but the company delays releasing source code,[7][8] and/or releases source code that doesn't build.[9][8]
Devices without active licensing, or devices that do not support third party firmware, become e-waste.
Some models may brick if tampered with.[10]
User freedom
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User privacy
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Business model
Subscription-based cloud-managed networking hardware. Primarily for businesses.
Market control
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Incidents
This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents related to this product line. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the Cisco Meraki category.
Example incident one (date)
- Main article: link to the main CR Wiki article
Short summary of the incident (could be the same as the summary preceding the article).
Example incident two (date)
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Products
For the latest on OpenWrt device support, see OpenWrt's site.
MX Series
| Product Series | Products | Launch | Description | Secure Boot? | OpenWrt Support | Notes | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MX60 | 2011-07-13 | No | Yes | [OpenWrt Wiki] Meraki MX60 | |||
| MX400 | 2012-01-18 | ||||||
| MX600 | 2012-01-18 | ||||||
| MX80 | 2012-01-18 | Sort of | Missing APM86290 support in mainline Linux | Support for Cisco Meraki MX80 - #30 by meshpoint - For Developers - OpenWrt Forum | |||
| MX90 | 2012-01-18 | ||||||
| MX60W | 2012-10-09 | ||||||
| MX64 | MX64 MX64W |
2015-02-05 | Yes | [OpenWrt Wiki] Meraki MX64 and MX64W | |||
| MX84 | 2015-11-10 | ||||||
| MX65 | MX65 MX65W |
2016-02-12 | No | Yes | [OpenWrt Wiki] Meraki MX65 and MX65W | ||
| MX250 | 2017-09-12 | ||||||
| MX450 | 2017-09-12 | ||||||
| MX67 | MX67 MX67W MX67C |
2018-08-28 | Yes | No | |||
| MX68 | MX68 MX68 MX68CW |
2018-08-28 | Yes | No | Cisco Meraki MX68W - For Developers - OpenWrt Forum | ||
| MX100 | Pre-2014 | No | Yes | ||||
| MX105 | Yes | No | Meraki Mx105 lets see if we can figure this out - #3 by broncosis - For Developers - OpenWrt Forum | ||||
| MX75 | |||||||
| MX85 | Yes | No | Support for Meraki MX85? - For Developers - OpenWrt Forum | ||||
| MX95 |
MR Series
Wireless access point devices
| Product | Description | Launch/Announce | Secure Boot? | OpenWrt Support | Notes | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MR62 | 2011-08-23 | |||||
| MR66 | 2011-08-23 | |||||
| MR32 | 2014-12-09 | Yes | ||||
| MR72 | 2014-12-09 | |||||
| MR53 | dual-band enterprise class 802.11ac Wave 2 cloud-managed access point. | 2016-05-25 | No | No | missing QSGMII support in dwmac-ipq806x driver | Adding OpenWrt support for Meraki MR53 - #26 by hmartin - For Developers - OpenWrt Forum |
| MR52 | dual-band enterprise class 802.11ac Wave 2 cloud-managed access point. | 2016-06-24 | No | Yes | [OpenWrt Wiki] Meraki MR52 | |
| MR84 | 2016-09-13 | |||||
| MR30H | 2016-12-06 | Yes, dropped? | ||||
| MR32 | Yes but no wifi. Broadcom reference fw works tho | Flash Meraki MR32 NEW Method - #11 by darkm4n - Installing and Using OpenWrt - OpenWrt Forum | ||||
| MR33 | 2016-12-06 | No | Yes™ | Bootloader may brick itself if tampered | Not working on U-Boot 2017.07-RELEASE-g78ed34f31579 (Sep 29 2017 - 07:43:44 -0700) · Issue #13 · riptidewave93/LEDE-MR33 · GitHub | |
| MR74 | dual-band enterprise class 802.11ac cloud-managed access point. | 2017-03-08 | Yes | Soon™ | Not working on U-Boot 2017.07-RELEASE-g78ed34f31579 (Sep 29 2017 - 07:43:44 -0700) · Issue #13 · riptidewave93/LEDE-MR33 · GitHub | |
| MR20 Go GR10 |
dual-band enterprise class 802.11ac cloud-managed access point. | 2018-01-29 | Yes | OpenWrt for Meraki MR20, MR70, Go GR10, and Go GR60 | «WatchMySys» Blog | ||
| MR70 Go GR60 |
2018-01-29 | Yes | OpenWrt for Meraki MR20, MR70, Go GR10, and Go GR60 | «WatchMySys» Blog | |||
| MR42E | 2018-02-01 | |||||
| MR53E | 2018-02-01 | |||||
| MR12 | No | Yes | ||||
| MR16 | No | Yes | ||||
| MR18 | No | Yes | [OpenWrt Wiki] Meraki MR18 | |||
| MR24 | Yes | |||||
| MR26 | Yes | |||||
| MR28 | dual-band enterprise Wi-Fi 6 cloud-managed access point. | |||||
| MR34 | No | No | Unsupported broadcom wireless | [OpenWrt Wiki] Meraki MR34 | ||
| MR42 | No | Yes | [OpenWrt Wiki] Meraki MR42 | |||
| MR44 | Yes | No | OpenWrt support for Meraki MR44 - For Developers - OpenWrt Forum | |||
| MR46 | Yes | No | OpenWrt support for Meraki MR46 - #21 by hmartin - For Developers - OpenWrt Forum | |||
| MR36 | No | u-boot source is available | MR36 bootloader uboot source code - For Developers - OpenWrt Forum |
MS Series
Network switches
| Product Series | Products | Launch | SecureBoot | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS120 | MS-120-8 | 2017-09-12 | Yes | ||
| MS210 | 2017-09-12 | “MS120 series is not supported. Won't be supported unless a workaround to boot unsigned code is found.” | Cisco Meraki MX68W - #13 by hmartin - For Developers - OpenWrt Forum Support for Meraki MS120-8LP - For Developers - OpenWrt Forum MS120-8LP Compatibility · Issue #11 · halmartin/meraki-builder · GitHub | ||
| MS22 | MS22 MS22P |
2012-01-18 | |||
| MS220 | MS220-8P MS220-24 MS220-24P MS220-48 MS220-48LP MS220-48FP |
2013-06 2013-11-05 ? ? ? ? |
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| MS225 | 2016-12-06 | No | “there is a beta firmware available for the MS225. Email me if you'd like to participate in testing.” | Support Meraki MS225 (brumby)? · Issue #23 · halmartin/meraki-builder · GitHub | |
| MS250 | 2016-12-06 | ||||
| MS320 | MS320-24 MS320-24P MS320-48 MS320-48LP MS320-48FP |
? ? ? ? 2013-11-05 |
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| MS42 | MS42 MS42P |
2012-01-18 | |||
| MS420 | MS420-24 MS420-48 |
? 2013-06 |
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| MS350-24X | 2016-05-25 | ||||
| MS390 |
Other products
| Product | Launch | Product Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Z1 | 2012-10-09 | ||
| Z3 | 2017-09-12 | "remote work gateway" | Breaking secure boot on the Meraki Z3 and Meraki Go GX20 | «WatchMySys» Blog |
| Go GX20 | "remote work gateway" | Breaking secure boot on the Meraki Z3 and Meraki Go GX20 | |
| Z3C | 2018-08-28 | ||
| MC74 | 2016-05-25 | VoIP phone |
See also
References
- ↑ Constine, Josh (18 Nov 2012). "Cisco Acquires Enterprise Wi-Fi Startup Meraki For $1.2 Billion In Cash". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 9 Jul 2025. Retrieved 9 Apr 2025.
- ↑ "Cisco Meraki MX68W - For Developers - OpenWrt Forum". Retrieved 2026-06-07.
- ↑ "MS120-8LP Compatibility · Issue #11 · halmartin/meraki-builder · GitHub". Retrieved 2026-06-07.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Breaking secure boot on the Meraki Z3 and Meraki Go GX20 | «WatchMySys» Blog". Retrieved 2026-06-07.
- ↑ "Adding OpenWrt support for Meraki MR53 - #4 by e97 - For Developers - OpenWrt Forum". Retrieved 2026-06-07.
- ↑ "Cisco Meraki MS220-8P". Retrieved 2026-06-07.
- ↑ "OpenWrt support for Meraki MR44 - For Developers - OpenWrt Forum". Retrieved 2026-06-07.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "OpenWrt support for Meraki MR46 - For Developers - OpenWrt Forum". Retrieved 2026-06-07.
- ↑ "OpenWrt support for Meraki MR46 - For Developers - OpenWrt Forum". Retrieved 2026-06-07.
- ↑ "Not working on U-Boot 2017.07-RELEASE-g78ed34f31579 (Sep 29 2017 - 07:43:44 -0700) · Issue #13 · riptidewave93/LEDE-MR33 · GitHub". Retrieved 2026-06-07.